The Blog Round-Up
There’s so much going on, I don’t even really know where to start. So I’ll do this in an orderly fashion, really… all bullet-pointy and stuff.
The Second Mirage jewelry store is having a Flickr Contest for which first prize is every piece newly released in 2008. THAT… is a sweet deal. For all us girls out there that love jewelry, this is a hell of a reward for taking a few decent snapshots. Perhaps even the guys could get in on this… wonder if Serenity would be willing to forward the prizes on to one lucky lady should a guy win? Hmm… well, anyway, here is the scoop:
Take a photo featuring you in Second Mirage Jewelry and post it to the “Second Mirage” group on flickr! Enter as many times as you like, but only ONE submission per named set/item though, so pick your best shot for each! All submissions to the group need to be before January 22nd! The winner will be unveiled at the upcoming Second Mirage showcase to be held over the weekend of January 25-27!
Any questions, contact SerenityVal Alcott inworld or by email at serenityval[@]gmail.com.
Also, as I’m sure many of us in the blogosphere have heard by now, Last Call (AND Moderno) will be having their “final shebang” beginning 11th of January during which all items for sale by Ginny Talamasca, Katterina Dagostino, and Devyn Carmichael will go on sale one final time for $100L a piece. After the sale, all items by these designers will be permanently retired — more details as follows:
Starting Friday 1-11-08 at 9am SL Time, all Items created by Ginny Talamasca, Katterina Dagostino, and Devyn Carmichael will go on a final $100L sale. All Items will be marked as Modifiable and Transferable but will NOT be Copyable. So please be careful with items you purchase, once this sale has concluded all sale items will NO LONGER be available in SL from their original creators.
I will continue to honor all Gift cards up until 7am Tuesday morning 1-8-08 when I shall close off the island to begin reprogramming the vendors and their respective inventories. I know that not everyone will get this notice before the deadline, so let me be clear. I will honor Gift Cards submitted after Tuesday morning and for the duration of the sale, BUT they will only be redeemed for the ORIGINAL item’s price NOT the sale price. Once Last Call has closed its doors following the conclusion of the sale all gift cards will be considered Void. The sale will run for approximately one month or possibly longer demand permitting.
For those of you wondering if the Dazzle Sim will be shutting down for good, don’t fret. Lyra Muse assures us that that is in fact NOT the case… simply that Ginny Talamasca has virtually “left the building”… a tragedy in itself, but from the sounds of it, a personal need. I wish him all the best, and sincerely hope the rest of you do too.
Moving right along…
The current Second Life hair texture guru (in my personal opinion) has released some new styles over at RaC (SLURL). I simply LOVE these hair textures… I’ve never seen them more real. I have to say that my favorite one is definitely “Silk”, closely followed by “Princess”. To see some shots of these awesome new styles, head over to Melanie Kidd’s blog and check them out. Then, while you’re at it, head on over to RaC and buy them!
Raskella Canadeo, lovely designer of Blooberry (SLURL, OnRez, SLEX), has announced that she will be completely redoing her storefront, including a new building, new posters, etc. Until previews are ready on her blog, she also has some quite lovely new releases for us to enjoy. A little sample:
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I’ll definitely be shimmying my little butt right on over to Blooberry to grab this cute lil number! Along with the other new releases she’s proudly displayed on her blog.
And finally, another thing I’m sure most of us have heard about… Simone! has opened her fantastically fantastical $100L discount outlet store (SLURL), full of LOTS of $100L clothes for all of us to play with. I know I stopped by the other day and spent a cool $2k pretty easily. If you’re on a budget, this is probably THE place to stop and shop, so I’d recommend polishing off those wallets and getting on over there to do some serious comfort shopping.
WHEW! Lots going on… So much to do, so little time!
THIS JUST IN: Free Skins — Full Perms!!!
The incredible Eloh Eliot has struck again, ladies!!!
Remember that blog post I did a little while back on her skins? Well those INCREDIBLE FUCKING SKINS are now on sale for $0L and FULL PERMS!!! That’s right. This is not a typo. I am not insane. ZERO LINDENS. FULL PERMISSIONS.
Have an alt that needs better skin? Are you a skin whore that just needs MORE skin (like me)? Are you looking to upgrade your skin with another one that has PERFECT TOES??? Look no further! Head on over to Eloh’s shop and pick these up for $0L!!! With full permissions!!! Omg… *runs off*
Nuuuuudie pictures below the cut. :)
The Group, The Tutorial, The Update
Just a quick update to note a few things before tonight when I release my next review on… dun dun dun… Diversity Hair!
Number one, I have started the group that I mentioned in an earlier post! That’s right… I can now bug you in Second Life with all the sale announcements, freebie grabs, review releases, blog updates, etc, until your little heart is bursting with yummy goodness! The group is named Ryker’s Beckonings (Rykerized). It is open enrollment, and you should be able to join without a problem. I’ll be releasing my first announcement tonight… a notecard full of sale announcements, landmarks, etc! So hurry and get in! I have big plans for this group that I hope to see unfold in the coming months, so stay tuned! You won’t be sorry!
Number two, I have released a new (2 minute long) tutorial on how to create borders around your images in Photoshop. It is listed on the tutorials page, and is very basic… but I hope someone finds use out of it somewhere! Given that several people have asked me how to do it in the last day, I figure it wouldn’t hurt to make the tutorial.
Okay!!! Tonight’s release will be a review of Diversity Hair, an update to the SL Rykerized group, and … anything else I can come up with! Join the group, read the review, check out the spiffy tutorial, and enjoy!
*NOTE: The group update will be sent TOMORROW night (14 Dec 07) to allow people sufficient time to join the group! Sorry for the inconvenience!
Your Holiday Shopping Guide
So, rather than go through the 150+ blogs I subscribe to piece by piece (which I’m STILL not caught up with after my week-long trip… omg), I figure a link to someone that’s already DONE that would be a good idea. Don’t you think? Get the word out faster, I always say. Plus, everyone loves free publicity. Not that Massively needs it! Those guys rock it out.
Moo Money has done a fantastic (and painstaking) job of scouring blogs and announcements for holiday shopping goodness, and has selflessly taken the liberty to compile a list so fantastic, you’ll be clicking SLURLs for hours. Given that Moo has made one such list already, I think it’s a safe assumption to think that there will be a third, possibly even a fourth or fifth, list made before Christmas/New Years reaches us. That’s a lot of shopping, guys!
Without further ado, here is a little teaser from the Massively website:
I structured this week’s guide differently because of the sheer size of it. The categories are: Freebies, Cheapies, Free to group members, Sales, Regular-priced, For men, and Home and Garden. Once again, they are listed with the shop name linking to a store SLURL and what they’re selling, with a link to their blog or forum post about the item. If you release something in the coming week, let me know, or leave a comment here, and I’ll include it in next week’s guide. Happy shopping!
To view the full shopping-goodness list… click here! Thank you, Moo, for a job well done! I look forward to your next installment! *runs off shopping*
PS: Massively logo done by Akela Talamasca.
